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Types of muscles: Smooth muscles, Cardiac muscles, __________ muscles

Skeletal

The study of different kind of muscles in the body Muscles contract & relax to move body parts, or internal organs. There are three types of muscles: __________ muscles, Cardiac muscles, Skeletal muscles

Smooth

Walls of hollow organs e.g; blood vessels, urinary tract, GIT (moving contents through organs) Wall of ‘heart Attached to ‘skeleton (cause rhythmic contraction) (cause its movement) Histology Not Striated ms Striated ms Striated ms Movement Involuntary Involuntary Voluntary Involuntary is controlled by autonomic nervous system The __________ muscles

skeletal

The __________ muscles form the main body bulk, & give its form

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Functions: - Make body movements by their contraction. - __________

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Skeletal Muscles

Muscles attached to the skeleton responsible for body movement.

Smooth Muscles

Muscle type found in the walls of hollow organs like blood vessels and the digestive tract, responsible for involuntary movements.

Cardiac Muscles

Muscle type specific to the heart, responsible for pumping blood throughout the body via rhythmic contractions.

Function of Skeletal Muscles

The skeletal muscles form the main body bulk and give the body its form.

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Function of Cardiac Muscles

Muscles that pump blood throughout the body.